AFCON's impact was over-rated. We went 1-3-1 during AFCON, including a draw against ManC. Runs like that happened throughout the season (i.e, from Weeks 30-34 we also got six points from five games).
Fine margins between success and failure. Enjoy the good times while you can.
You can do that the other way though. Two inexplicable own goals win us 4pts against Chelsea and The Visitors. Brentford for some baffling reason giving a penalty to Kevin Schade and not Igor Thiago. Ballard’s crazy block at home to Arsenal. Crystal Palace selling Guehi a day before a game.
I think a lot of the squad played themselves into the ground during AFCON too, and we saw a dip shortly after rather than during.
Ye gods
Afcon wasn't the disaster that people predicted at the time, but it was the aftermath that derailed us a bit. Xhaka's absence, players coming back from Afcon injured or tired out, and the squad who were here during the competition being out on their feet due to lack of bench-strength during those games.
According to some pundit yesterday, we missed Xhaka when he was at AFCON
Hard to qualify for the CL with a -GD. Was more than just two misses that cost us.
Wilsons one on one at Anfield?
5 points difference only close but not quite…Isador needs to score at Anfield but that’s really cutting hairs. In all honesty the table doesn’t lie we should all be grateful with an amazing last two years supporting the club.
A lot of our squad have played in Europe, they are used to it. The ones that haven’t played for us in the championship where you play two games a week for most of the season. It was only 1 year ago sone players and the manager had a successful 49 league game season.
Yes that’s all well and good, but according to the justice league we were bottom.
